Read about Clematis texensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Clematis texensis, Buckl. (C. coccinea, Engelm. C. Viorna var. coccinea, Gray). Climbing, to 6 ft.; glabrous: lvs. glaucescent. subcoriaceous; lfts. broadly ovate, often obtuse, subcordate, 1½-3 in. long: fls. solitary, pitcher-shaped, nodding, carmine or scarlet, glabrous outside: achenes with plumose style, 1-2 in. long, glabrous at the tip. Texas. Lav. 19. B.M. 6594. Gn. 19:284. G.W. 10, p. 498. G.C. II. 15:405. W.G.Z. 2:111. F. 1880. p. 115. Gt. 32:86. R.H. 1878:10; 1888:348. — Much superior to the preceding because of its beautiful fls. Some of the garden hybrids of this species, which have been classed under C. pseudo- coccinea, Schneid. (x C. Jackmanii), are found under the names: Countess of Onslow, deep scarlet. Gn. 57, p. 376. M.D.G. 1898:481. G.M. 37:381. G.C. III. 16:9. Countess of York, white, tinted with pink. Duchess of Albany, clear pink. Gn. 52:304. See also No. 6 for hybrid forms of C. crispa with this species and No. 7 for a hybrid with C. Simsii.
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Clematis texensis is a scarlet-flowered climbing vine, a member of the family ranunculaceae, native to Texas, USA. Because of its thick-textured petals it is sometimes called the Leather Flower or Scarlet leather flower. Crosses with other clematis varieties have yielded varieties showier than the species, such as "Duchess of Albany," "Princess Diana," "Gravetye Beauty," "Sir Trevor Lawrence", and "Etoile Rose", in colors from pink to dark scarlet red. Texensis and its crosses tend to have four petals; blossoms resemble lily-flowered tulips, and sometimes display as downward-facing bells.
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